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Manufacturer
Fresenius Kabi Manufacturing SA (Pty) Ltd.
 
Contents
Cisatracurium Besilate
 
Indication
Facilitate endotracheal intubation, Facilitate mechanical ventilation in intensive care, Muscle relaxant in general anaesthesia
 
Instruction
Adult: Initially, 150 mcg/kg by inj. Maintenance: 30 mcg/kg by inj (each dose provides 20 min of additional block), may also be given by infusion at an initial rate of 3 mcg/kg/min followed by a rate of 1-2 mcg/kg/min.
Child: 1-23 mth Initially, 150 mcg/kg by inj over 5-10 sec, during halothane or opiate anaesth; 2-12 yr Initially, 100-150 mcg/kg by inj over 5-10 sec, during halothane or opiate anaesth. Maintenance: 20 mcg/kg by inj (each dose provides 9 min of additional block), may also be given by infusion at an initial rate of 3 mcg/kg/min followed by a rate of 1-2 mcg/kg/min.
 
Drug interaction
Increased effect w/ anaesth agents (e.g. enflurane, isoflurane, halothane, ketamine), other non-depolarising neuromuscular blocking agents, certain antibiotics (e.g. aminoglycosides, polymyxins, spectinomycin, tetracyclines, lincomycin, clindamycin), anti-arrhythmic drugs (e.g. propranolol, Ca channel blockers, lidocaine, procainamide, quinidine), diuretics (e.g. furosemide, and possibly thiazides, mannitol and acetazolamide), Mg and lithium salts, ganglion blocking drugs (e.g. trimetaphan, hexamethonium). Decreased effect w/ phenytoin, carbamazepine, anticholinesterases (e.g. donepezil).